4. Visiting, 187
5. Worldly Society, 188
6. Conversation, 188
7. Discussion of Absent Characters, 189
8. Speaking of one's self, 191
9. A Suspicious Disposition, 191
10. Intimate Friendships, 192
11. Before going into Company, visit your Closet, 192


LETTER XVI.

_Charity_, 193

General Description of, 193
Long Suffering, 194
Kindness, 194
Envy, 196
Self-Conceit, 197
Description of a Self-conceited Person, 197
Self-conceited Confidence not Independence of Mind, 198
Unseemliness, 199
Forwardness, 199
Impertinence, 200
Taking the Lead in Conversation, 200
Fierce Contention for Rights, 201
Rudeness, Grossness, 201
Disinterestedness, 201
Selfishness, 201
Churlishness, 203